Where does “ἵππος” come from?

ἵππος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic íkkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

ἵππος (Ancient Greek): a horse, a mare; cavalry, horsemen

Definitions

  1. a horse, a mare; cavalry, horsemen

Ancestry of “ἵππος”, step by step

ἵππος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Hellenic íkkʷos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicíkkʷoshorse
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

via Ancient Greek φάος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφάοςlight, especially daylight; the life of men; a...
2Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos—

Words derived from “ἵππος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic íkkʷos →